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Uribe calls to revoke FARC peace deal and is met with fierce resistance
by Stephen Gill August 29, 2019
Colombia’s former President Alvaro Uribe called to revoke the 2016 peace deal with FARC guerrillas on Thursday, spurring fierce reactions from opinion leaders who support the peace process.
Uribe, who has been a bitter opponent of the peace process since before talks began, used the call to arms of the FARC’s former peace negotiator, “Ivan Marquez,” to claim “there was no peace, but pardon for those responsible for heinous crimes at a high institutional cost.”
The political patron of President Ivan Duque himself has been accused of war crimes and is expected in court in October for the alleged tampering of witnesses who have testified he formed a death squad.
At a campaign rally of an ally taking part in the October 27 local elections, Uribe went as far as calling to revoke the 2016 peace agreement.
“We must remove those agreements from the constitution, capture those bandits wherever they may be, recover the economy and strengthen our social policies. A firm hand against those bandits is what the country needs,” he said at the rally.
Opposition Senator Gustavo Bolivar responded on Twitter, claiming that Uribe and his far-right allies “pushed a part of the FARC into war” by obstructing the implementation of the peace deal.
More:
https://colombiareports.com/uribe-calls-to-revoke-farc-peace-deal-and-is-met-with-fierce-resistance/